Chinese Elements

ā 阿 Chinese
Chinese character that has no distinct meaning. It can be prefixed to a given name to make it a diminutive.

ài 1 爱, 愛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "love, affection".

ài 2 艾 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sagebrush, wormwood".

ǎi 蔼, 藹 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "friendly, lush".

āi 哀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "grief, sorrow".

àn 岸 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beach, shore, bank".

ān 安 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "peace, quiet".

áng 昂 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "raise, lift".

ào 奥, 奧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "difficult to understand".

bā 八 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "eight".

bái 白 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "white, pure".

bǎi 1 百 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "one hundred, many".

bǎi 2 柏 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cypress tree, cedar".

bàn 半 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "half".

bǎn 阪, 坂 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "slope".

bāng 滨, 濱 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beach, seashore".

bǎo 1 宝, 寶 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare".

bǎo 2 保 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "protect, maintain".

bāo 1 褒 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "praise, honour".

bāo 2 苞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bud".

bèi 倍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "multiple times".

běi 北 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "north".

běn 本 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "root, origin, source".

bì 碧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "jade, green, blue, cyan".

biān 边, 邊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "edge, side".

bīn 斌 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "refined".

bǐng 炳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, luminous, glorious".

bó 1 博 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wide, extensive, gamble".

bō 波 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wave".

bù 1 部 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "part, section".

bù 2 步 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "walk, step".

cái 1 才 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "talent, ability".

cái 2 财, 財 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wealth, riches".

cài 1 菜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "vegetables, greens".

cài 2 蔡 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the ancient state of Cai, which was located in what is now Henan province.

cǎi 1 采 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "collect, gather, pluck".

cǎi 2 彩 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "colour".

cáng 藏 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to hide".

cāng 仓, 倉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "granary, storehouse".

cáo 曹 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the former state of Cao, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.

cǎo 草 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "grass, herbs".

cāo 操 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "conduct, behaviour".

chái 柴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "firewood".

cháng 1 常 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "common, frequent, regular".

cháng 2 长, 長 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "long".

cháng 3 嫦 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the goddess Chang'e.

chàng 畅, 暢 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "smooth, free, unrestrained".

chāng 昌 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight".

cháo 1 潮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tide, flow, damp".

cháo 2 朝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dynasty, imperial court, morning".

chāo 超 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "surpass, leap over".

chè 徹 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pierce, penetrate".

chén 1 晨 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "early morning, daybreak".

chén 2 辰 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "early morning, dragon of the Chinese zodiac". This is the fifth of the twelve earthly branches.

chén 3 陈, 陳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "exhibit, display, old, ancient". It also refers to the ancient state of Chen, which existed from the 11th to 5th centuries BC in what is now Henan province.

chéng 1 成 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "completed, finished, succeeded".

chéng 2 诚, 誠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sincere, honest, true".

chéng 3 承 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "inherit".

chéng 4 城 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "castle, city".

chéng 5 澄 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clear, pure".

chéng 6 程 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rule, order, regulations".

chí 1 池 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pool, pond".

chì 赤 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "red".

chóng 1 崇 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "esteem, honour, venerate".

chóng 2 重 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "repeat, duplicate".

chū 1 初 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "first, original, beginning".

chuān 川 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "river, stream".

chuí 垂 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "let down, suspend, hang".

chún 1 纯, 純 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pure, clean, simple".

chún 2 淳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "honest, simple".

chūn 1 春 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "spring (season)".

chūn 2 椿 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "camellia (flower)".

cì 次 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "order, sequence, next".

cōng 聡 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "intelligent, clever, bright".

cuī 崔 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "high, lofty, towering".

cūn 村 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "town, village".

dá 达, 達 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "achieve, arrive at, intelligent".

dà 大 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "big, great, vast, high".

dài 代 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "generation, era".

dào 1 道 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "path, road, way".

dào 2 稻 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rice plant".

dào 3 纛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "banner".

dǎo 岛, 島 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "island".

dé 1 德 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ethics, morality, virtue".

dèng 邓, 鄧 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the former state of Deng, which existed during the Shang and Zhou dynasties in what is now either Henan or Hubai province.

dēng 登 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rise, ascend".

dì 1 地 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "earth, soil, ground".

dì 2 帝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "god, emperor".

diàn 1 佃 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tenant farmer".

diàn 2 电, 電 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "electricity, lightning".

diàn 3 甸 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "suburbs, outskirts".

diǎn 典 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rule, ceremony".

dié 蝶 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "butterfly".

dīng 丁 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "man, person". This is the fourth of the ten heavenly stems.

dòng 栋, 棟 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pillar, beam".

dǒng 董 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "direct, supervise".

dōng 1 东, 東 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "east".

dōng 2 冬 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "winter".

dǒu 斗 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dipper", also referring to a Chinese constellation and to a unit of measure (for volume).

dú 1 读, 讀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "read, study".

dù 1 杜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stop, prevent" or "birchleaf pear tree".

dù 2 渡 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cross, ferry".

dù 3 度 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "size, extent, limit".

dǔ 笃, 篤 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "deep, true, sincere".

dū 都 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "city".

dùn 顿, 頓 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pause".

dūn 敦 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "honest".

duō 多 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "many".

é 娥 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "good, beautiful".

è 恶, 惡 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "evil, bad, hostile".

ēn 恩 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "kindness, mercy, charity".

ér 儿, 兒 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "child, son".

èr 二 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "two".

fǎ 法 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "law, rule".

fán 繁 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "numerous, flourishing, luxuriant".

fàn 范 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bee".

fāng 1 芳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful".

fāng 2 方 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "direction, way, square".

fēi 1 绯, 緋 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "scarlet, dark red".

fēi 2 飞, 飛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to fly".

fèn 奋, 奮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "strive, exert".

fēn 芬 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume".

féng 冯, 馮 Chinese
Chinese character referring to an ancient city in Henan province.

fèng 凤, 鳳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "male phoenix, male fire bird".

fēng 1 枫, 楓 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "maple".

fēng 2 风, 風 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wind, style".

fēng 3 丰, 豐 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "luxuriant, lush, bountiful".

fú 1 芙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "hibiscus, lotus".

fú 2 福 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing".

fú 3 伏 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "prostrate, lying down".

fù 富 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy".

fǔ 1 甫 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "begin, man, father".

fǔ 2 辅, 輔 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "help, assist".

fū 1 夫 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "man, husband".

gān 柑 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tangerine, orange".

gǎng 港 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "port, harbour".

gāng 1 刚, 剛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "hard, rigid, strong".

gāng 2 冈, 岡 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "hill, ridge".

gāo 高 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tall, high".

gēn 根 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "root, foundation".

gòng 共 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "common, together".

gōng 1 公 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fair, equitable, public" or "lord, prince".

gōng 2 宫, 宮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

gōng 3 弓 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "archery bow".

gōng 4 恭 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "respectful, polite".

gōng 5 工 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "work".

gong 港 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of gǎng.

gǔ 1 古 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "past, classic, old".

gǔ 2 谷 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "valley".

guān 1 冠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cap, crown, headgear".

guān 2 关, 關 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "frontier pass, shut, relation".

guān 3 观, 觀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to observe, to see".

guāng 光 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "light, brilliant, shine".

guì 1 桂 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon".

guì 2 贵, 貴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "precious, valuable".

guī 圭 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sharpened jade".

guó 国, 國 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "country".

guō 郭 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "outer city".

hǎi 海 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sea, ocean".

hán 韩, 韓 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the former state of Han, which existed from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC in what is now Shanxi and Henan provinces.

hàn 1 汉, 漢 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "man", also referring to the Han Chinese people.

hàn 2 翰 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "writing, painting".

háng 行 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "business, line, row".

háo 豪 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "brave, heroic, chivalrous".

hào 1 镐, 鎬 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stove, bright".

hào 2 晧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "daybreak, bright".

hào 3 浩 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "great, numerous, vast".

hào 4 皓 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, luminous, clear, hoary".

hào 5 昊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "summer, sky, heaven".

hǎo 好 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "good, excellent".

hé 1 河 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "river, stream".

hé 2 荷 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "lotus, water lily".

hé 3 和 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "harmony, peace".

hé 4 何 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "where, what, who" (an interrogative word).

hè 1 鹤, 鶴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "crane (bird)".

hè 2 荷 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "carry, hold".

hè 3 赫 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright".

hēi 黑 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "black".

héng 1 恒, 恆 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "constant, persistent".

héng 2 姮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "lady".

héng 3 横, 橫 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "horizontal, across".

hēng 亨 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "smoothly progressing".

hoeng 香 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of xiāng.

hóng 1 弘 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "enlarge, expand, great".

hóng 2 鸿, 鴻 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wild swan, great, vast".

hóng 3 虹 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rainbow".

hóng 4 宏 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast".

hóng 5 红, 紅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "red, vermillion, blush".

hóu 侯 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "lord, nobleman".

hòu 厚 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "thick".

hú 胡 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beard, whiskers, recklessly, wildly, barbarian".

hǔ 虎 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tiger".

huá 华, 華 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese".

huā 花 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "flower, blossom".

huán 环, 環 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "circle, ring".

huàn 焕, 煥 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "shining, brilliant, lustrous".

huān 欢, 歡 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "happy, pleased".

huáng 1 煌 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, shining, luminous".

huáng 2 凰 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "female phoenix".

huáng 3 黄, 黃 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "yellow".

huì 1 慧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, intelligent".

huì 2 惠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "favour, benefit".

huì 3 蕙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "orchid".

huì 4 绘, 繪 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "picture, painting".

huī 辉, 輝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "brightness".

huǒ 火 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fire".

jí 1 吉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "lucky, good".

jì 1 结, 結 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tie, bind, join".

jì 2 纪, 紀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "record, chronicle".

jǐ 己 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "self". This is the sixth of the ten heavenly stems.

jī 姬 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beauty".

jiā 1 佳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful".

jiā 2 家 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "home, family".

jiā 3 加 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "add, increase".

jiàn 1 建 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "build, establish".

jiàn 2 健 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "strong, healthy".

jiān 1 坚, 堅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "hard, firm".

jiān 2 间, 間 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "among, between".

jiàng 匠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "artisan, craftsman".

jiǎng 奖, 獎 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "prize, reward".

jiāng 1 江 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "river, Yangtze".

jiāng 2 姜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ginger".

jiǎo 角 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "point, corner".

jié 1 杰, 傑 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "heroic, outstanding".

jié 2 节, 節 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "section, period, verse, melody".

jiè 介 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "help, assist, between, shellfish".

jìn 1 进, 進 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "advance, make progress".

jìn 2 晋, 晉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "advance, increase".

jǐn 1 锦, 錦 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered".

jǐn 2 堇, 菫 Chinese
Means "violet (flower)" in Chinese (species Viola verecunda).

jīn 1 金 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "gold, metal, money".

jīn 2 津 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ferry".

jīn 3 今 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "now, present".

jìng 1 静, 靜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "quiet, still, gentle".

jìng 2 敬 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "respect, honour".

jìng 3 靖 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stable, peaceful".

jǐng 1 景 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "scenery, view".

jǐng 2 井 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "well (for water), mine shaft, pit".

jīng 1 京 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "capital city".

jīng 2 精 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "essence, spirit".

jīng 3 晶 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clear, crystal".

jiǔ 1 久 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "long time, long time ago".

jiǔ 2 九 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "nine".

jú 1 菊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "chrysanthemum".

jú 2 橘 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "orange, tangerine".

jù 巨 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "big, enormous".

juān 娟 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful, graceful".

jùn 1 俊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "talented, handsome".

jùn 2 骏, 駿 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "good horse, fast".

jūn 1 君 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "king, ruler".

jūn 2 军, 軍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "army".

kǎi 凯, 凱 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "triumph, victory, music of triumph".

kān 栞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "publication".

kāng 康 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "peaceful, quiet".

kè 1 克 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "overcome, win".

kōng 空 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "empty, hollow, sky".

kǒu 口 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "mouth, entrance".

kuān 寛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "broad".

kuàng 邝, 鄺 Chinese
Chinese character that refers to the Kuang clan.

kuí 葵 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sunflower".

kūn 坤 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "earth, female".

lài 赖, 賴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rely".

lán 1 兰, 蘭 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "orchid, elegant".

lán 2 岚, 嵐 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "mountain mist".

lán 3 蓝, 藍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "blue, indigo".

láng 郎 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "gentleman".

lǎo 老 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "old".

léi 雷 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "thunder".

lěi 1 磊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pile of stones".

lěi 2 蕾 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bud".

lí 1 黎 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "black, dawn".

lí 2 梨 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pear".

lì 1 立 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stand, establish".

lì 2 力 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "power, capability, influence".

lì 3 丽, 麗 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful, lovely".

lì 4 莉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "white jasmine".

lì 5 利 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "benefit, advantage".

lǐ 1 理 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "reason, logic".

lǐ 2 李 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "plum, plum tree".

lǐ 3 里 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "village".

lǐ 4 礼, 禮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ceremony".

lián 1 莲, 蓮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "lotus, water lily".

lián 2 廉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clean, honest, upright".

lián 3 濂 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "waterfall".

liàn 恋, 戀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "love, yearn for".

liáng 1 良 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".

liáng 2 凉, 涼 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cool, refreshing".

liáng 3 梁 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beam, bridge", also referring to the ancient state of Liang.

liàng 1 亮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, radiant, light".

liàng 2 谅, 諒 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "excuse, forgive".

liáo 辽, 遼 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "distant, far".

liào 廖 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the ancient state of Liao, which was located in what is now Henan province.

lín 1 林 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "forest".

lín 2 琳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fine jade, gem".

lǐn 凛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "shiver with cold".

líng 1 灵, 靈 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "spirit, soul".

líng 2 铃, 鈴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bell, chime".

líng 3 绫, 綾 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "thin silk".

líng 4 玲 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tinkling of jade".

lǐng 怜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to know".